That's the view of Coun Ray Allerston whose ward includes East Riding College's St Mary's Walk campus where local residents say college users are clogging their streets with parked cars.

"The college has made arrangements for people to use land at nearby Bridlington Rugby Club for parking. It is only about 200 yards away but people are not using it and blocking streets, sometimes blocking people in their driveways," said Coun Allerston who is both East Riding and Bridlington Town Council ward councillor.

He and fellow town councillor Jackie Foster were at a meeting on the campus together with more than 20 local residents, to hear college officials give an update of the situation since a similar meeting over parking soon after the new multi-million pound college re-opened in September.

"The problems are still the same, people who use the college turn up just before 9am, park their cars and go to college. There have been ideas put forward for single yellow lines, an access only zone or even double yellow lines but the problem is how do you police them? If only people would use the Rugby Club parking area none of this would be necessary," said Coun Allerston.

John Doris, director of resources, who chaired the meeting, said afterwards he wanted to thank the residents who took part for continuing their constructive approach to resolving the issue.

"We have an agreement with Bridlington RUFC to use their car park as an overspill to our own car park, and we have been strongly encouraging students and staff to make use of it, for example by putting signs in our car park, with uptake increasing all the time.

"We have also met with East Riding councillors and officers to discuss whether a residents' parking scheme would be appropriate and to look at ways of making the route from the rugby club car park to the College safer and therefore more attractive to students and staff," said Mr Doris.

Officers from East Riding of Yorkshire Council have visited the site and it is understood are preparing plans based on ideas put forward.

A council spokesman said it was looking at a range of potential measures which would benefit access to various education sites, including the recently redeveloped East Riding College, and also improve road safety.

"These improvements would form part of the Local Transport Plan. Design work is in progress. If a suitable scheme and funding can be secured, local residents will be asked for their views at a public consultation," he said.

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